300C 5.7 HEMI Touring 2006 by tuusinii

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Now the audio upgrade is ready. It was a little bit tight with the amplifier placement but in the end it just fits to the oem location. About the speakers: I bought JBL 939 and JBL 329 speakers and even though their quite reasonable priced I have to say that they are definately upgrade over the OEM ones. The amp also gives nice boost to the low end. The front speaker change was a little bit more complicated than the rear of the one of the 3,5" below windscreen but nothing that can't be done. Also installed the rearview camera to help reversing. In the end desided to put the camera over rear plate because the wires were easy to get there without removing the pumber.

Also added LED auxliary highbeams as the stock high beams are like shit even if low beams are good. Earlier it seemed like the high beams don't give you any extra length to the lighting. Now it's a different story. I got the Vision-X 25W Light Cannon models and even though the light pattern is somewhat narrow it works good with the OEM light that are wide in the beginning. So for now my car has everything I listed I need. And have to say that the S100 front end works really good and has good features. The rearview camera even starts really fast as you put the transmission to R. Even if the machine is just starting otherwise (takes couple of seconds to start to play music at the startup) but the rearview camera comes on almost immediatly. At the same time also modified the light switch to enable the Auto mode. Works good.

Adaptor plate I made to install the new amp to the oem amp location. That hole was needed to get adequate clearance to the parking brake bedal. Otherwise the amp would not have fit.

Amp installed. You can also see the DTV receiver if you look sharply...

JBL 939 speakers compared to the OEM back and door speakers.

Instrument panel OEM speakers compared to the JBL 329 speakers. One have to remove the shields of the JBL to fit them under the speaker covers. And must say that the sound quality from JBL is much better on these ones.

Rearview camer over the licence plate.

Rearview image on the HU.

Modified light switch for auto mode.

Auxliary high beams with Vision-X licht cannons.